A while later, Taeyong returned with Jaehyun who did not understand the fuss to get him to the bar. He just played along and ordered himself a beer while Taeyong searched in the crowd for the lost boy.
"Hey Kid!" He finally spotted him by the stage with some fans who quickly attached themselves to the adorable fanboy. He nodded towards the bar for Jungwoo to return, which he did without any qualms. He was surprised such a person sought him out again.
As he lowered himself to the stool his heart naturally skipped a beat. Without looking directly at the figure next to Taeyong, he could already sense who it was.
Taeyong placed his arms around Jungwoo like they were best pals. He struggled to remember Jungwoo's name and repeated "This is..." waiting for Jungwoo to help him out. But the starstruck boy was entranced with Jaehyun, who sat at the bar so elegantly. The backlights were casting a shadowy glow to his face. He was in discussion with the bartender and only glanced at Jungwoo for a second.
"How about another drink!" Taeyong said while placing another cocktail by the stargazed boy. Jungwoo moved in slow motion while cupping the drink into his hands. He listened as Jaehyun finished his conversation and quickly redirected his attention elsewhere. He pretended he was watching others and vibing to the music but in reality he was frantically drawing condensation circles on the cocktail glass, preparing jumbled words in his head to say to his celeb crush.
Jungwoo didn't notice Jaehyun was staring at him until the star leaned his body inward, a little into Taeyong's space to observe him closer; causing Jungwoo's pupils to dilate and heart thump a million beats. The scent he imagined him having was true, a lingering cologne with a pleasant aura. Mild enough around babies yet delightful enough to entice a lover—he was drooling again, but didn't tense up. He stayed comfortably still as if Jaehyun's closeness was familiar to him.
A pleasant expression came over Jaehyun's face as if he just fell in love with a cute pet. "How about we call you...Uwu."
He added in the softest voice, "because you're cute."
He then returned to drinking, seemingly un-phased as if he didn't just give an offhanded compliment.
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As the boys conversed, Jungwoo couldn't help but watch Jaehyun and analyze his every movement. He watched as he sipped his drink and laughed, sipped his drink and commented on something Taeyong said while also trying not to spill that drink when he said something stupidly funny.
Everything around him was diluted and he could only see Jaehyun. He even lost count of how many drinks he had. But that didn't matter, what he loved most was the continuous movement of Jaehyun's lips as they went to and from the rim of the beer jug every minute or so.
For the most part Jaehyun was pretty soft-spoken. He would only comment, "Mhm" and the occasional, "Jeongmal?," when confirming something Taeyong had said. He was an avid listener otherwise. Not much to add, just delightfully enjoying the conversations of the night.
After about an hour, Jungwoo was finally enmeshed in the conversation. Taeyong eventually disappeared but he didn't realize when. So, as if it was perfectly planned out, he and Jaehyun was left at the bar alone. Jaehyun happily listened to Jungwoo talk about all kinds of things and all kinds of nothings. He laughed in reaction to the stories from the boy's everyday adventures.
Jungwoo was not suddenly confident. He was drunk.
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✧ FANBOY ✧ Jaewoo Love Story
Fanfiction✧Jungwoo is madly infatuated with the R&B singer Jeong Jaehyun and has finally caught his attention during a private concert. But after an amazing night, weeks pass by and Jungwoo may be now lost in the man's memory. Jaemin and Jisung once lived in...
